Jensen McRae's "Starting to Get to You" is featured in March's edition of Heavy Rotation. Joe Robles/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Essential and Emerging ArtistsKanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans was produced by WXPN WXPN hide caption
Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans: Intro
Shakey Graves Magen Buse/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Shakey Graves on World Cafe
Massive Attack performs live on Sept. 20, 2019, at The Met in Philadelphia. Matthew Shaver/WXPN hide caption
World Cafe's Culture Corner: Massive Attack
Julien Baker Alysse Gafjken/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Julien Baker On World Cafe
Jeremiah Fraites Roberto Graziano Moro/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Jeremiah Fraites on World Cafe
Aaron Lee Tasjan Curtis Wayne Millard/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Aaron Lee Tasjan on World Cafe
David Gray performs live for World Cafe Still from video/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
David Gray on World Cafe
Rick Steves on World Cafe
Chuck Berry, Rosanne Cash and The Beatles all performed memorable songs about rock's definitive instrument. Michael Ochs Archives/Kevin Winter/David Redfern/Getty Images hide caption
Jessica Dobson of Deep Sea Diver. Matt Wignall/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Deep Sea Diver on World Cafe
The Hold Steady Adam Parshall/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Hold Steady on World Cafe
Langhorne Slim Harvey Robinson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Langhorne Slim on World Cafe
Lake Street Dive Chervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Lake Street Dive On World Cafe
Typhoon Andrew Snyder/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Typhoon on World Cafe
Tame Impala Neil Krug/Courtesu of the artist hide caption
Tame Impala on World Cafe
Genesis Owusu Bailey Howard/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Genesis Owusu On World Cafe
Kevin Morby Johnny Eastlund/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kevin Morby On World Cafe
The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel takes over the board in this episode. Shawn Brackbill/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The War On Drugs Guest DJ on World Cafe
Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold Emily Johnston/Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Fleet Foxes on World Cafe
Daniel Lanois Marthe Amanda Vannebo/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Daniel Lanois on World Cafe
Valerie June Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A sketch map of Saint-Domingue, a French colony in the Caribbean from 1659-1890. Following a revolution by enslaved Africans, the territory was declared the Republic of Haiti. Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption
Kanaval: Haitian Rhythms & the Music of New Orleans: Episode 1
Circa 1795: Lithograph of Haitian general Francois Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture, whose heroic stand against French rule thwarted Napoleon's ambition for a North American empire. MPI/Getty Images hide caption